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irritate

('/I/r/I/,t/eI/t )

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations(verb.emotion)

Example:
It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves.

Synonym:
annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex

source: wordnet30
excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame(verb.body)

Example:
Aspirin irritates my stomach.

Antonym:
soothe

source: wordnet30
excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus(verb.change)

Example:
Irritate the glands of a leaf.

source: wordnet30
To render null and void.(verb)

source: webster1913
To increase the action or violence of; to heighten excitement in; to intensify; to stimulate.(verb)

source: webster1913

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